Global Patent Index - EP 3997406 B1

EP 3997406 B1 20240619 - SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH COMPOUND TUBESHEET

Title (en)

SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH COMPOUND TUBESHEET

Title (de)

ROHRBÜNDELWÄRMETAUSCHER MIT VERBUNDROHRPLATTE

Title (fr)

ÉCHANGEUR DE CHALEUR À FAISCEAU TUBULAIRE À PLAQUE TUBULAIRE COMPOSÉE

Publication

EP 3997406 B1 20240619 (EN)

Application

EP 20743485 A 20200630

Priority

  • US 201962873571 P 20190712
  • US 2020040251 W 20200630

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021011184A1] Disclosed is a shell-and-tube heat exchanger assembly, having: a first tubesheet configured for being secured to a shell of the shell-and-tube heat exchanger assembly, the first tubesheet including: a first section and a second section; the second section configured to be secured to a first shell end of the shell; and the first section including a plurality of holes configured to support a respective plurality of aluminum tubes extending through the shell, wherein the first section is configured to limit a galvanic response of the plurality of aluminum tubes when exposed to a chiller water.

IPC 8 full level

F28D 7/16 (2006.01); F28F 9/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

F28D 7/16 (2013.01 - CN EP US); F28F 9/0246 (2013.01 - EP); F28F 9/0273 (2013.01 - CN US); F28F 9/26 (2013.01 - US); F28F 19/002 (2013.01 - CN US); F28F 21/06 (2013.01 - CN); F28F 21/062 (2013.01 - US); F28F 21/084 (2013.01 - CN US); F28F 2275/06 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021011184 A1 20210121; CN 112543857 A 20210323; EP 3997406 A1 20220518; EP 3997406 B1 20240619; US 11846471 B2 20231219; US 2022187024 A1 20220616

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2020040251 W 20200630; CN 202080003454 A 20200630; EP 20743485 A 20200630; US 202017253004 A 20200630